Sex-on-duty Greater Manchester police officer jailed – BBC News
“A former Greater Manchester Police constable who had sex with a vulnerable woman while on duty has been jailed.”
BBC News, 8th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
John Lewis ‘bottom slapper’ ruled to be a motherly, tactile Italian lady – Daily Telegraph
“A John Lewis shop assistant accused of inappropriately slapping a male colleague’s bottom has been cleared after a tribunal ruled that she was merely a ‘tactile’ Italian woman.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Twitter messages not private, rules PCC – The Guardian
“The Press Complaints Commission ruled on Tuesday that information posted on Twitter should be considered public and publishable by newspapers after it cleared the Daily Mail and Independent on Sunday of breaching privacy guidelines.”
The Guardian, 8th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Minkin v Cawdery Kaye Fireman & Taylor [2011] EWHC 177 (QB) (07 February 2011)
McKeown v Attheraces Ltd [2011] EWHC 179 (QB) (07 February 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Clarke v Meadus [2011] EWHC 180 (Ch) (07 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Family Division)
M v M [2011] EWHC 3574 (Fam) (19 October 2010)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Asbo replacement orders condemned by children’s charities – The Guardian
“Children’s charities today criticised the coalition’s plans to replace asbos with a new regime to tackle anti-social behaviour as little more than a rebranding exercise that would continue to demonise young people.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Consultation on Live, Text-Based Communications from Court – Judiciary of England and Wales
“On behalf of the Lord Chief Justice, the Judicial Office for England and Wales has issued a consultation paper on the use of live, text-based communications from court for the purposes of fair and accurate reporting.”
Judiciary of England and Wales, 7th February 2010
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Extradition requests for criminal suspects ‘need better monitoring’ – The Guardian
“A senior UK law officer has urged the home secretary to ensure proper monitoring of extradition requests for criminal suspects between member states in Europe, after the failure to bring a German doctor who accidentally killed a patient on his first UK shift to face justice in Britain.”
Full story
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Spending cuts cut hit prisoner rehabilitation, watchdogs warn – Daily Telegraph
“Spending cuts could mean prisoners are not properly rehabilitated and fuel further overcrowding, a network of watchdog bodies warns today.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Solar energy firms threaten legal action over feed-in tariffs – The Guardian
“Solar energy firms are threatening to take legal action against the government after ministers said they could stop large-scale commercial ‘solar farms’ from hoovering up a green electricity subsidy.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Met accused of ‘campaign’ against shaken baby witnesses – BBC News
“Three leading pathologists have accused the Metropolitan Police of attempting to discredit them as expert witnesses in so-called Shaken Baby court cases.”
BBC News, 8th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Offenders ‘could have goods seized’ – The Independent
“Offenders could be stripped of prized possessions such as iPods under proposals to give police better powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, the Home Office said today.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government electoral reform dealt Lords blow – The Guardian
“The government suffered a narrow defeat in the House of Lords on Monday night when rebel Tories joined forces with Labour peers to make the planned referendum on electoral reform non-binding if turnout falls below 40%.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Skateboarding dog ‘may get Asbo’ after complaints – Daily Telegraph
“The owner of a skateboarding dog has been warned he faces being issued with an Asbo if his pet carries on riding without a leash.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Sports editor jailed for £370k scam – The Independent
“A former sports editor was jailed today after defrauding a national newspaper of more than £370,000.”
The Independent, 7th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The tangled web of copyright law – The Guardian
“As the Meltwater case on news aggregation rumbles on, Alex Wade takes a look at the legally fraught, and commercially sensitive, world of spiders, bots and scrapers.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Acpo chief calls for judicial oversight of undercover police operations – The Guardian
“Sir Hugh Orde, president of Association of Chief Police Officers, says benefits of judicial oversight of future operations would ‘far outweigh additional administrative burden’.”
The Guardian, 7th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Shaw & Ors v R. [2011] EWCA Crim 98 (04 February 2011)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Thornton v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2011] EWHC 159 (QB) (04 February 2011)
Everton Football Club Company Ltd v Sail Group Ltd & Anor [2011] EWHC 126 (QB) (04 February 2011)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Dias v London Borough of Havering [2011] EWHC 172 (Ch) (04 February 2011)
Office of Fair Trading v Purely Creative Ltd & Ors [2011] EWHC 106 (Ch) (02 February 2011)
Curtis & Ors v Pulbrook & Ors [2011] EWHC 167 (Ch) (04 February 2011)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2011
The School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Amendment) Order 2011
The Care Standards Act 2000 (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Independent Health Care (Fees) (Wales) Regulations 2011
The Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling – Earnings Percentage Increase) Order 2011
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Joint Advocacy Group analysis of QAA consultation response – Bar Standards Board
“Analysis of responses to the Joint Advocacy Group consultation paper on proposals for a quality assurance scheme for criminal advocates, is now available to view and download.”
Bar Standards Board, 4th February 2011
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
